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            If you are entitled to more than one Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) annuity, the other RRA annuity can have an effect on your spouse or divorced spouse annuity.

**Spouse Annuity**

If you are entitled to both an RRA employee annuity based on your own earnings record, and an RRA spouse annuity based on a different earnings record, the reduction to your RRA spouse annuity depends on whether or not there is railroad service before January 1, 1975 on either earnings record:

Railroad Service Before January 1, 1975
	If either earnings record has railroad service before January 1, 1975, your RRA spouse annuity tier I is reduced by your own RRA employee annuity tier I. The reduction in your RRA spouse annuity tier I may be restored to your RRA spouse annuity tier II; or
	No Railroad Service Before January 1, 1975
	If neither earnings record has railroad service before January 1, 1975, your RRA spouse annuity tier I and tier II is reduced by your own RRA employee annuity tier I and tier II. The reduction is not restored to your RRA spouse annuity tier II.**Divorced Spouse Annuity**

If you are entitled to both an RRA employee annuity based on your own earnings record, and an RRA divorced spouse annuity based on a different earnings record, your RRA divorced spouse annuity is reduced by your RRA employee annuity.

**Survivor Annuity**

If you are entitled to both an RRA spouse/divorced spouse annuity and an RRA survivor annuity based on a different earnings record, only the higher of your RRA spouse/divorced spouse annuity or your RRA survivor annuity is payable unless you elect to receive the smaller benefit.
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